hi,

thanks.... i dont know why.... but fans controls have reappeared

@tech-raton said in Driving CoreXY as cartesian?:

Yes but for a line along x, the max speed of your hotend will be √2 * max motor speed...

But usually infill is done at 45 degrees. So if a rectangular object is rotated 45 degrees on the build plate, then one motor will be utilised for the perimeters but both motors will contribute to the infill. It's a "swings and roundabouts thing".

@zapta Doubt it - try it and see (but bear in mind my comment about infill above).

@zapta said in Forced syncing of dual Z steppers before homing?:

@dc42, for a dual motor (in series), single driver, will it detect stop at the bottom only when both motor are stopped?

I assumed that you were already useing separate drivers for the two Z motors.

I looked for the dual driver configuration but couldn't figure it out from the RepRap configurator, it seems to support only a single Z driver (?). https://configurator.reprapfirmware.org/Motors

There are lots of features that the online configurator doesn't cover. To see how to configure separate drivers for your Z motors, look up the M584 command in the GCodes wiki page.

@plasticmetal said in Duet Wifi limitations - what are your experiences?:

@martin1454 said in Duet Wifi limitations - what are your experiences?:

12V fans on a 24V setup is only possible with external hardware (duex5 or an regulator)

Just to clarify, the external hardware is simply to supply the 12V. It can be a $3 buck regulator from eBay or Amazon. A wiring example is here.

Yup - A small buck converter is enough - or if it is a small low power fan like the 30mm E3D, a linear 7812 is also fine.

@wyvern said in Updated tangle-free spool holder:

Cool, just a thought, for a cheaper and more accessible part, you could pause close to the end of the print and put in steel or lead shot.

I thought about doing that- just fill the printed roller up. You'd want to include resin or wax to keep the stuff from moving around, I think. Then Tom offered to turn a steel roller on the lathe so ...

I've already done two of those Tesla supercharger desktop USB chargers for some friends, a right hassle to post process the curves, but ABS gets a nice finish when wet sanding.

Will definitively try the same model with the non-planar script as it seems to be a perfect candidate for comparison and testing. However waiting for some wire and connectors to finish the Duet conversion so it'll be a couple of weeks.

Boy oh boy do I feel dumb... My heating issue is resolved! 👍 The heat block was screwed flush against the V6 heat sink causing the heat to disperse too quickly. Below is an image of the gap I added and it resolved the issue instantly.

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You need Duet firmware 2.02 to make PanelDue STOP work instantly, and PanelDue firmware 1.22.1.

@dc42 Regarding the board question. Filastruder, couple years ago. They are as horrible in attitude and customer service as you are. Also were very disrespectful and gave me a lot of trouble when I asked to return a heavily flawed 7inch screen. Provided video evidence, and they tried to pull some lies on me. Even said that could not see the problem when they received the screen. Horrible company and liars. I am glad matterhackers are my neighbors so I don't have to deal with inferior unprofessional distributors anymore.

As for the board, if I received such quality product from one of my Chinese suppliers, they would have to redo all order for free and this would go into garbage. Speaking of quality standards. And I didn't say a word. But when you are rude on top of selling overpriced inferior quality board, that's already too much for me. Anyways, good luck in your business. I am out. I deleted a link, since it bothered you so much. You can be in peace now, and not waste energy on something that has zero importance.

@dc42 said in Laser Filament Monitor 'SW' PCB Pads - Unsolved:

@snowcrash said in Laser Filament Monitor 'SW' PCB Pads - Unsolved:

Ok, so... was my original understanding correct? that is, the voltage reading between the 2 pads (High/Low) serves as an indicator for filament present/not-present?

Our intention is that if you want to add a filament presence switch, you add a switch that shorts those 2 pads together when filament is present.

To make it easier for us (or anyone else) to prototype new functionality.

In what why exactly? could you please give an example?

No, because we haven't used them yet.

Ok, thanks

@eldrad
if you're using the macros you've sended then change P7 to P3. That should fix the issue.

@pilotltd Ahh. You made no mention that you were using S3D to generate your start gcode.

Personally I've given up with using slicer generated start and end gcodes because they tend to use often deprecated or non-compatible commands or just mess with parameters that they shouldn't. As I said above, I set all temperatures in the slicer to zero then just have one line in my start gcode which calls a macro that does what I want, in the the way that I want it done.

Any good brand SD card should do, speed class 4 or higher. Format it with the highest cluster size possible, which is normally 64kb or 32kb.

This will also come in handy: https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/GCode

And the main documentation page: https://duet3d.dozuki.com/#Section_Getting_started_with_the_Duet_2_WiFi_or_Ethernet

Yep, I saw that. Sorry for the noise...

@dc42 so you would prefer to make the behavior different for direct and WDC? Why?

Just fix the firmware code so that it says something like:
IF heater is in FAULT state, do nothing. ; Prevents start up of machine in FAULT.
IF heater is in FAULT state, and M564 S1 H0 sent, then unlock. ; Allows movement for servicing.

My point in giving the details was not to highlight function diffrences just observations. However the underlying mechanism in the code, in the firmware is the same regardless of the subset performing operational commands. Be it a function of WDC or USB. The part of the code in error is at the core of the firmware, the actual machine controller code that listens for an instruction.

My point is that regardless of where the instruction is coming from the controller should be saying:
Hey Operator! We have a problem! You need to fix the Heater before we can continue!

Thanks for your fast response

Think I have see a gcode for arcs. When it's used?

G-Code for arcs are mostly a historical artifact from the days when G-Code programs might be handwritten and controllers only had a few kB of memory.

Modern CAMs will have an option to use circular movements where possible, but the truth is that modern toolpaths just cannot be expressed with arcs. Even if you are cutting prismatic shapes a constant engagement toolpath will be a mix of helixes, spirals, and trochoids, not arcs:

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On a modern controller there really isn't any advantage to arcs - memory is plentiful and you have 300+ segment lookahead. When your g-code is going to be 99.99% line segments anyways, why bother using arcs at all?

Hi Guys,

I've been experiencing a spot of bother using Slic3r STD edition.
Is Slic3r Prussa Edition better than Slic3r for a Kossel XL+ ?

Thanks,